The Heretic by David Drake Shortly after the death of his mother, six year-old Abel Dashian wanders into a locked storage shed. He has a fair idea what he’ll find in there: nishterlaub. Forbidden articles of old and broken technology packed away behind lock and key. Abel is a precocious young lad; he turns theContinueContinue reading “Review: The Heretic”
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Review: Hawk Quest
Hawk Quest by Robert Lyndon My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am bereft. The journey is over and I am alone with myself once again. I can hear echoes of voices in my head, but the sound is dwindling. I suppose I feel somewhat like Wayland watching Vallon, Hero and Caitlin retreat into theContinueContinue reading “Review: Hawk Quest”
Review: Jagannath
Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck Jagannath is a collection of thirteen short stories by Swedish author, Karin Tidbeck. The stories are written in English, but maintain a Nordic flavour. Not all the tales in this slim volume appealed. Though I found myself amused by the number of organic creatures populating the pages, I did get the senseContinueContinue reading “Review: Jagannath”
Review: Homeland
Homeland by Cory Doctorow Older does not necessarily mean wiser, not for Marcus Yallow, hero of Cory Doctorow’s bestselling and award winning novel, Little Brother. The sequel, Homeland, is set a couple of years later and opens with Marcus and his girlfriend, Ange, living it up at the Burning Man Festival in the Black RockContinueContinue reading “Review: Homeland”
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller Reviewing Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns would be akin to reviewing Frank Herbert’s Dune , which is one of my Top Ten Favourite Novels Of All Time and so perfect, in my opinion, a review is unnecessary. A discussion of the plot and literary merit would work, inContinueContinue reading “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns”
Kelly Jensen 